> There is plenty of talk, but little action Because that's how you win elections. The voters want to spend less on the things they don't like and more on the

> There is plenty of talk, but little action Because that's how you win elections. The voters want to spend less on the things they don't like and more on the things they do. When people say things like "reduce the deficit", "balance the budget", or something like that they don't actually mean it. All they want is to take money away from the other side. If they really wanted to reduce the national debt, they'd vote differently. And Washington knows it.